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C-1 PRIMARY ELECTIONS August 26, 1986 PRIMARY ELECTIONS August 26, 1986 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION GOVERNOR Mike Turpen.................................................207,357 40.0% Billy Joe Clegg...............................................6,523 1.2% Leslie Fisher................................................33,639 6.5% David Walters...............................................238,165 46.0% Virginia Jenner..............................................15,822 3.0% Jack Kelly...................................................15,804 3.0% Totals.................................................517,310 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Cleta Deatherage Mitchell...................................152,096 30.0% Roger Streetman..............................................17,271 3.4% Pete Reed....................................................38,185 7.5% Robert S. Kerr III..........................................157,738 31.2% Spencer Bernard.............................................113,844 22.5% Bill Dickerson...............................................26,390 5.2% Totals.................................................505,524 ATTORNEY GENERAL Julian K. Fite..............................................146,873 31.0% Robert Henry................................................325,535 68.9% Totals.................................................472,408 STATE TREASURER James E. Berry...............................................71,160 14.5% Ellis Edwards...............................................197,987 40.4% George Scott.................................................70,585 14.4% Leo Winters.................................................125,713 25.6% James O. Worrell.............................................23,836 4.8% Totals.................................................489,281 CORPORATION COMMISSIONER Bob Hopkins.................................................178,223 37.2% Wayne Winn..................................................137,948 28.8% Hamp Baker..................................................162,467 33.9% Totals.................................................478,638 C-1 Elections of 1986 UNITED STATES SENATOR James R. Jones..............................................324,907 67.4% George Gentry...............................................157,141 32.5% Totals.................................................482,048 UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE District 1. Gary D. Allison....................................29,967 62.9% Tom Summers........................................17,668 37.0% Totals........................................47,635 2. Mike Synar.........................................89,145 84.2% Richard Dick DeHay.................................16,623 15.7% Totals.......................................105,768 3. Wes Watkins.......................................111,203 85.0% Eugene Victor Poling...............................19,506 14.9% Totals.......................................130,709 4. Dave McCurdy.......................................71,876 81.1% Howard Bell........................................16,744 18.8% Totals........................................88,620 C-2 Elections of 1986 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION GOVERNOR Monty Keely...................................................3,369 2.1% Mike Fair....................................................33,266 20.9% Henry Bellmon...............................................111,665 70.2% Robert N. Goodhead............................................4,641 2.9% Will Crozier..................................................5,958 3.7% Totals.................................................158,899 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Dick Tourtellotte............................................37,483 24.5% Jerry Hagee..................................................52,330 34.2% Tim Leonard..................................................62,933 41.2% Totals.................................................152,746 ATTORNEY GENERAL Brian C. Griffin.............................................54,333 37.4% Jim Williamson...............................................36,680 25.2% Bill Graves..................................................54,056 37.2% Totals.................................................145,069 STATE TREASURER Joe Manning..................................................59,847 43.0% Bill Maguire.................................................38,719 27.8% Bob Brown....................................................40,384 29.0% Totals.................................................138,950 CORPORATION COMMISSIONER Tom Guild....................................................37,175 26.2% Merle McCollum...............................................18,641 13.1% Phyllis Gault................................................42,983 30.3% Steve Davis..................................................43,014 30.3% Totals.................................................141,813 UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE District 1. Bill Colvert.......................................10,577 29.2% Joan Hastings.......................................5,956 16.4% James M. Inhofe....................................19,575 54.2% Totals........................................36,108 C-3 Elections of 1986 STATE QUESTIONS STATE QUESTION NO. 594 LEGISLATIVE REFERENDUM NO. 258 This would change the State Constitution. It would repeal Section 26 of Article VI and would change Sections 1 and 25 of Article VI. It would remove from the State Constitution all mention of the Chief Mine Inspector. It would give duties which deal with mines to the Department of Mines. It would remove the requirement that the Legislature create mining districts and provide for Assistant Inspectors. Vote---Yes........................................434,644 No.........................................211,366 ACT ADOPTED. STATE QUESTION NO. 596 LEGISLATIVE REFERENDUM NO. 259 This measure would add a new Section 9D to Article X of the State Constitution. It would allow a county to provide solid waste management services. A new tax levy of not to exceed three mills would fund such services. Funding could come from other sources also. The services and tax levy would have to be approved by a majority vote at an election. The board of county commissioners could issue bonds. Bond proceeds would be used for landfill site and equipment purchases and solid waste management purposes. The bonds would have to be approved by a majority vote at an election. The bonds would be paid from the tax levy and other county sources. The county may suspend the tax levy when not needed for payment of the bonds. Vote---Yes........................................343,243 No.........................................299,882 ACT ADOPTED. STATE QUESTION NO. 599 LEGISLATIVE REFERENDUM NO. 261 This measure amends Section 6 of Article XI of the Oklahoma Constitution. This section deals with the way in which certain school funds can be invested. It would allow funds to be invested in savings and loans and credit unions which are insured by the federal government. Vote---Yes........................................464,602 No.........................................175,617 AMENDMENT ADOPTED. C-4 Elections of 1986 STATE QUESTION NO. 600 LEGISLATIVE REFERENDUM NO. 262 This measure amends Section 34 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution. This section created the Oklahoma Industrial Finance Authority. The Authority sells general obligation bonds to help finance industry in Oklahoma. The bonds are backed by the full faith and credit of the state. The Authority loans money to industrial projects. The loans are secured by mortgages. This measure increases the amount of bonds the Authority could sell from $10,000,000.00 to $90,000,000.00. This measure increases the Authority's lending limit from 25% to 33-1/3% of the value of the project for second mortgage loans. This measure would allow the Authority to loan up to 66-2/3% of the value of the mortgage loans. This measure would allow the Authority to loan up to 66-2/3% of the value of the project for first mortgage loans. It allows loan funds to be used to buy federal loans. It limits sales of the additional bonds. Those bonds can be sold only in amounts that do not exceed $10,000,000.00. Vote---Yes........................................369,049 No.........................................261,165 AMENDMENT ADOPTED. C-5 Elections of 1986 RUNOFF PRIMARY ELECTIONS September 16, 1986 DEMOCRATIC RUNOFF PRIMARY ELECTION GOVERNOR David Walters...............................................235,373 50.4% Mike Turpen.................................................231,390 49.5% Totals.................................................466,763 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Robert S. Kerr III..........................................246,391 53.2% Cleta Deatherage Mitchell...................................216,671 46.7% Totals.................................................463,062 CORPORATION COMMISSIONER Bob Hopkins.................................................288,500 63.6% Hamp Baker..................................................164,409 36.3% Totals.................................................452,909 C-6 Elections of 1986 REPUBLICAN RUNOFF PRIMARY ELECTION LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Tim Leonard..................................................50,449 55.5% Jerry Hagee..................................................40,287 44.4% Totals..................................................90,736 ATTORNEY GENERAL Brian C. Griffin.............................................50,787 57.0% Bill Graves..................................................38,273 42.0% Totals..................................................89,060
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